shoelace/docs/pages/components/tooltip.md

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title description Tooltip Tooltips display additional information based on a specific action.	component

A tooltip's target is its first child element, so you should only wrap one element inside of the tooltip. If you need the tooltip to show up for multiple elements, nest them inside a container first.

Tooltips use display: contents so they won't interfere with how elements are positioned in a flex or grid layout.

<sl-tooltip content="This is a tooltip">
  <sl-button>Hover Me</sl-button>
</sl-tooltip>

import SlButton from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/button';
import SlTooltip from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/tooltip';

const App = () => (
  <SlTooltip content="This is a tooltip">
    <SlButton>Hover Me</SlButton>
  </SlTooltip>
);

Examples

Placement

Use the placement attribute to set the preferred placement of the tooltip.

<div class="tooltip-placement-example">
  <div class="tooltip-placement-example-row">
    <sl-tooltip content="top-start" placement="top-start">
      <sl-button></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>

    <sl-tooltip content="top" placement="top">
      <sl-button></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>

    <sl-tooltip content="top-end" placement="top-end">
      <sl-button></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>
  </div>

  <div class="tooltip-placement-example-row">
    <sl-tooltip content="left-start" placement="left-start">
      <sl-button></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>

    <sl-tooltip content="right-start" placement="right-start">
      <sl-button></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>
  </div>

  <div class="tooltip-placement-example-row">
    <sl-tooltip content="left" placement="left">
      <sl-button></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>

    <sl-tooltip content="right" placement="right">
      <sl-button></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>
  </div>

  <div class="tooltip-placement-example-row">
    <sl-tooltip content="left-end" placement="left-end">
      <sl-button></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>

    <sl-tooltip content="right-end" placement="right-end">
      <sl-button></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>
  </div>

  <div class="tooltip-placement-example-row">
    <sl-tooltip content="bottom-start" placement="bottom-start">
      <sl-button></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>

    <sl-tooltip content="bottom" placement="bottom">
      <sl-button></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>

    <sl-tooltip content="bottom-end" placement="bottom-end">
      <sl-button></sl-button>
    </sl-tooltip>
  </div>
</div>

<style>
  .tooltip-placement-example {
    width: 250px;
    margin: 1rem;
  }

  .tooltip-placement-example-row:after {
    content: '';
    display: table;
    clear: both;
  }

  .tooltip-placement-example sl-button {
    float: left;
    width: 2.5rem;
    margin-right: 0.25rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
  }

  .tooltip-placement-example-row:nth-child(1) sl-tooltip:first-child sl-button,
  .tooltip-placement-example-row:nth-child(5) sl-tooltip:first-child sl-button {
    margin-left: calc(40px + 0.25rem);
  }

  .tooltip-placement-example-row:nth-child(2) sl-tooltip:nth-child(2) sl-button,
  .tooltip-placement-example-row:nth-child(3) sl-tooltip:nth-child(2) sl-button,
  .tooltip-placement-example-row:nth-child(4) sl-tooltip:nth-child(2) sl-button {
    margin-left: calc((40px * 3) + (0.25rem * 3));
  }
</style>

import SlButton from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/button';
import SlTooltip from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/tooltip';

const css = `
  .tooltip-placement-example {
    width: 250px;
  }

  .tooltip-placement-example-row:after {
    content: '';
    display: table;
    clear: both;
  }

  .tooltip-placement-example sl-button {
    float: left;
    width: 2.5rem;
    margin-right: 0.25rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
  }

  .tooltip-placement-example-row:nth-child(1) sl-tooltip:first-child sl-button,
  .tooltip-placement-example-row:nth-child(5) sl-tooltip:first-child sl-button {
    margin-left: calc(40px + 0.25rem);
  }

  .tooltip-placement-example-row:nth-child(2) sl-tooltip:nth-child(2) sl-button,
  .tooltip-placement-example-row:nth-child(3) sl-tooltip:nth-child(2) sl-button,
  .tooltip-placement-example-row:nth-child(4) sl-tooltip:nth-child(2) sl-button {
    margin-left: calc((40px * 3) + (0.25rem * 3));
  }
`;

const App = () => (
  <>
    <div className="tooltip-placement-example">
      <div className="tooltip-placement-example-row">
        <SlTooltip content="top-start" placement="top-start">
          <SlButton />
        </SlTooltip>

        <SlTooltip content="top" placement="top">
          <SlButton />
        </SlTooltip>

        <SlTooltip content="top-end" placement="top-end">
          <SlButton />
        </SlTooltip>
      </div>

      <div className="tooltip-placement-example-row">
        <SlTooltip content="left-start" placement="left-start">
          <SlButton />
        </SlTooltip>

        <SlTooltip content="right-start" placement="right-start">
          <SlButton />
        </SlTooltip>
      </div>

      <div className="tooltip-placement-example-row">
        <SlTooltip content="left" placement="left">
          <SlButton />
        </SlTooltip>

        <SlTooltip content="right" placement="right">
          <SlButton />
        </SlTooltip>
      </div>

      <div className="tooltip-placement-example-row">
        <SlTooltip content="left-end" placement="left-end">
          <SlButton />
        </SlTooltip>

        <SlTooltip content="right-end" placement="right-end">
          <SlButton />
        </SlTooltip>
      </div>

      <div className="tooltip-placement-example-row">
        <SlTooltip content="bottom-start" placement="bottom-start">
          <SlButton />
        </SlTooltip>

        <SlTooltip content="bottom" placement="bottom">
          <SlButton />
        </SlTooltip>

        <SlTooltip content="bottom-end" placement="bottom-end">
          <SlButton />
        </SlTooltip>
      </div>
    </div>

    <style>{css}</style>
  </>
);

Click Trigger

Set the trigger attribute to click to toggle the tooltip on click instead of hover.

<sl-tooltip content="Click again to dismiss" trigger="click">
  <sl-button>Click to Toggle</sl-button>
</sl-tooltip>

import SlButton from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/button';
import SlTooltip from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/tooltip';

const App = () => (
  <SlTooltip content="Click again to dismiss" trigger="click">
    <SlButton>Click to Toggle</SlButton>
  </SlTooltip>
);

Manual Trigger

Tooltips can be controlled programmatically by setting the trigger attribute to manual. Use the open attribute to control when the tooltip is shown.

<sl-button style="margin-right: 4rem;">Toggle Manually</sl-button>

<sl-tooltip content="This is an avatar" trigger="manual" class="manual-tooltip">
  <sl-avatar label="User"></sl-avatar>
</sl-tooltip>

<script>
  const tooltip = document.querySelector('.manual-tooltip');
  const toggle = tooltip.previousElementSibling;

  toggle.addEventListener('click', () => (tooltip.open = !tooltip.open));
</script>

{% raw %}

import { useState } from 'react';
import SlAvatar from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/avatar';
import SlButton from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/button';
import SlTooltip from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/tooltip';

const App = () => {
  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);

  return (
    <>
      <SlButton style={{ marginRight: '4rem' }} onClick={() => setOpen(!open)}>
        Toggle Manually
      </SlButton>

      <SlTooltip open={open} content="This is an avatar" trigger="manual">
        <SlAvatar />
      </SlTooltip>
    </>
  );
};

{% endraw %}

Removing Arrows

You can control the size of tooltip arrows by overriding the --sl-tooltip-arrow-size design token. To remove them, set the value to 0 as shown below.

<sl-tooltip content="This is a tooltip" style="--sl-tooltip-arrow-size: 0;">
  <sl-button>No Arrow</sl-button>
</sl-tooltip>

{% raw %}

import SlButton from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/button';
import SlTooltip from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/tooltip';

const App = () => (
  <div style={{ '--sl-tooltip-arrow-size': '0' }}>
    <SlTooltip content="This is a tooltip">
      <SlButton>Above</SlButton>
    </SlTooltip>

    <SlTooltip content="This is a tooltip" placement="bottom">
      <SlButton>Below</SlButton>
    </SlTooltip>
  </div>
);

{% endraw %}

To override it globally, set it in a root block in your stylesheet after the Shoelace stylesheet is loaded.

:root {
  --sl-tooltip-arrow-size: 0;
}

HTML in Tooltips

Use the content slot to create tooltips with HTML content. Tooltips are designed only for text and presentational elements. Avoid placing interactive content, such as buttons, links, and form controls, in a tooltip.

<sl-tooltip>
  <div slot="content">I'm not <strong>just</strong> a tooltip, I'm a <em>tooltip</em> with HTML!</div>

  <sl-button>Hover me</sl-button>
</sl-tooltip>

import SlButton from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/button';
import SlTooltip from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/tooltip';

const App = () => (
  <SlTooltip>
    <div slot="content">
      I'm not <strong>just</strong> a tooltip, I'm a <em>tooltip</em> with HTML!
    </div>

    <SlButton>Hover Me</SlButton>
  </SlTooltip>
);

Setting a Maximum Width

Use the --max-width custom property to change the width the tooltip can grow to before wrapping occurs.

<sl-tooltip style="--max-width: 80px;" content="This tooltip will wrap after only 80 pixels.">
  <sl-button>Hover me</sl-button>
</sl-tooltip>

{% raw %}

import SlButton from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/button';
import SlTooltip from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/tooltip';

const App = () => (
  <SlTooltip style={{ '--max-width': '80px' }} content="This tooltip will wrap after only 80 pixels.">
    <SlButton>Hover Me</SlButton>
  </SlTooltip>
);

{% endraw %}

Hoisting

Tooltips will be clipped if they're inside a container that has overflow: auto|hidden|scroll. The hoist attribute forces the tooltip to use a fixed positioning strategy, allowing it to break out of the container. In this case, the tooltip will be positioned relative to its containing block, which is usually the viewport unless an ancestor uses a transform, perspective, or filter. Refer to this page for more details.

<div class="tooltip-hoist">
  <sl-tooltip content="This is a tooltip">
    <sl-button>No Hoist</sl-button>
  </sl-tooltip>

  <sl-tooltip content="This is a tooltip" hoist>
    <sl-button>Hoist</sl-button>
  </sl-tooltip>
</div>

<style>
  .tooltip-hoist {
    position: relative;
    border: solid 2px var(--sl-panel-border-color);
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: var(--sl-spacing-medium);
  }
</style>

import SlButton from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/button';
import SlTooltip from '@shoelace-style/shoelace/dist/react/tooltip';

const css = `
  .tooltip-hoist {
    border: solid 2px var(--sl-panel-border-color);
    overflow: hidden;
    padding: var(--sl-spacing-medium);
    position: relative;
  }
`;

const App = () => (
  <>
    <div class="tooltip-hoist">
      <SlTooltip content="This is a tooltip">
        <SlButton>No Hoist</SlButton>
      </SlTooltip>

      <SlTooltip content="This is a tooltip" hoist>
        <SlButton>Hoist</SlButton>
      </SlTooltip>
    </div>

    <style>{css}</style>
  </>
);